The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-14
THE ILLINOIS ACCIDENT.
VICTIMS or THE SMAsH-Jp STILL by
ING OF TREIR WOUNDS
Tho Bridge on Ftrc for Come Rours-story
ofthe Enaiueer. who FIrst saw the Flames
lie stuck to His Fest, Brnvtpu Death.


The Bridge on Fire for Como nours-Story
ofthe Engineer. who Ftr>t saw the Flames
lie stuck to His Fest. Brnvinn Death.
CuArswoRTH, Ill., Aug. 13..-The Bonrf Of
Railroad Commissioners arrived here at noon
yesterday, and began an Investigation OF tho
recent disaster. j. j. Sutherland, ono OF tho
engineers of tho train. was sworn. He said he
was running tho leading engine on tho ILL
fated train which was behind It's schedule
time, having started from Peoria thirty minutes
lato. Some time WAS lost ut Weston aud Forest.
and the train was about two hours late when
1t drow out OF Forest. He saw as he
approached the bridge. what seemed to be
flames on tho south sido Of the track He thon
saw something WAS wrong with the bridge. but
II WIS too lute to do anything. His fireman
called to him to Jump, and lcaped from the on
Rine. lie got on the footboard 10 prepare him
seif for whatever came, but made up his
mind not to Jump. Whom Ito first saw tho
bridge 1t looked like embors. 1t seemed
TO burst into flames when no ran
on tho bridge 1t was not q raging
flro, nor did it communicate with the cars on
tho bridge. Ho saw. as he represented 1t.
death staring him In tho face" He shut off
steam und felt tho bridge sink. Sutherland then
opened tho valve to got the train through. The
force Of the train pushed tho engine over,
breaking 1. loose from the tender. He stopped
his engine and ran back to tho wreck; He was
running between thirty and thirty-hve miles
an hour. but could not tell exactly. :,
ton US no crossed tho bridge. inasmuch as he
never expected to get opt alive. There was no
IN his mind GSt s, 6e t ea Tas bon On
hs time hs saw shs ss fna Mr. Sraks
Al. l,snslf dnIf nP In nj
iime The s Games were tanned By the passage
john 'i Rogers. fireman Of suthcrland,s engine
rising and GOALS in the centre Of the. track, and
S gsw r0 Fhe the wtsss asnosr aa
alarm nI to the citizens oi the town. He thought
f H. s ssdS xas w Ss sassd h% sSs
was set on tire.
r., A r. rs%sa IN the s &c ri
Of Tho cab window. on the left.hand side, WHOM
the engine jumped Up in the air and turned
eyer on It's side; He was scalded and thought
j. I. Brown Of Chatsworth testified that he
saw fire from tho depot, and watched 1t from
William Hallen and son Of Chstsworth tosti-
sd aa ns ssenns nH ssa
connective headlight AZ 9 O'clock when they
"g gniins ' Keopte Of SSstswerth also saw the
Are about the same time. and thought 1t was u
Three section men testified that Wednesday
afternoon they burned the grass east OF the
bridge from the county line to within forty
point the grass had been burned already. so
that the fire which they left smoking at
O'clock could not have communicated to the
Mn"h Of the excitement which has pre-
vailed In this city for tho past three d9Ss has
died o ss asd ha
the dead, ali the. wounded who are able to be
sseep om Fsr 70
ever. yet remain his norning in the bullying
used city hall Nd engine aa Th d}S
With possibly. a fourth. Ono Of these. Mrs.
vaidejo Of Peoria, who was erroneous;
tSis rs mnSFnns. a' Few the Sn Eounas
have yet removed ed r9m the hGspitn
was not done super!ntepdent Armstrong win
received from them this morning, and an I'm.
provement is noted in the condition OF most
Of them TT3 are past ho p
section hands had been arrested. but the
Marshal and Coroner know nothing OF it. 1t
was also said that another body had been re-
During the morning the condition Of the six
Changed Changed considerabIy for the. worse. NORTH.
cation has set in In most OF the cases. and the
fear snst Of IL Sny two Sar re-
berger s Of Peoria and young Walters Of Cottage
9ss ceSSS 20 ve
while fSr Miss Clark Of ohio there e no hope.
Mrs, Peter VALENTINO OF Peoria died At PipeIs
in t the wreck. Her husband is a Peoria watch
maker. She was the mother Of five children.
Cook save I'm Sn nse9nnI n iodSy 81 come zone
enc ;s q ,hS be- sess Ss
trim stumbled over something. md when
got into the light q tho burning bridge l found
Blood uPon my 6Sots had d fallen over
ear ssy SAY sa sEstSH Se0 wsHa ~Se
ed T the e. seats ens saa a o ss as
OF them could moys. Dead and living
t tossebs snn II ne haSSa
tho roof Of the coach, and his arms IN SONS
manner had been pinned there 40 that lie
e sSs De
IDENTIFY. a. fellow passenger. 1t locked as II he
aflerGar ," learned That he had robbed the
victim Of u valuable gold watch and s40s. and
thcn went away leaving him hanging there"
William Cowun Of tho Cottage Hotel. Chats
worth was also one OF tho first on the scene.
terrible. Or One Of the first victims / relieved
was q fine bronged- featured fellow. who sat
with his legs and, half his body TANNED be-
tween the seat he had been sitting on and the
car behind. which had telescoped the one In
front. The upper half OF his body WAS almost
entirely torn away from the lower part. yet he
lived in terrible agony He turned his eyes
upon me ana said implorinGly:
"'Give me drink Of water md then III die
and be no further trouble gave him drink.
siish, and died Instantly. The poonle In that
car had been. killed in rows. just rs thoy sat
The bottom OF the rear car had cras he'd through
1t almost to tho upper end mt about level
with the seats, and there the victims sat in
rows. their heads thrown back and their bodies
almost torn asunder."
CHICAGO. ILL.,. Aug. ia Peoria list OF tho
deaths from the Chatsworth catastrorhe con-
tnins these names not mentioned In the re-
visod list sont last night:
Mrs George Week Nrs. Miller and MIRA Il. /. Putney
all or Peoria; Henry oscar johnson OF Monarch i
AFRO Gale OF Orange Prairie. Ill: Mamie ClarkARed ~
years and Joey Clark aged years residence unknown
These, however, are not understood to be an
are supposed 10 be the names OF victims
wrongly identified at Chatsworth.